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sPEcIFrcATioN forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,264, dated october 2e, 1897. Application filed February l5, 1897. Serial No. 623,394. (No model) T0 all whom, if may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH WADswoR'rH, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Machine for Measuring and Folding Woven Silk Goods in taking it from the beam or for measuring thensame in taking it lowing is a specification.

rlhe object of my invention is to provide a machine for the measuring of woven goods,

measuring and vfoldin g of the goods in taking it from theloom-beamy-a machine that from its simplicity of construction and ease of operation will greatly facilitate the measuring of goods, particularly in factories, and the folding of the same in folds of a length that will enable the inspector to examine the same rapidly, and that by an automatic stop mechanism will be self-controlling and stopoperating when cloth isall measured and indicate by an index the length of the piece, thus economizing in time and labor.

The invention consists of a frame provided with bearings in which are mounted to revolve rollers or beams from which or to which goods are to be taken or delivered; a measuring-drum and a friction-roller to Vdrive said drum and draw' the cloth between the two; an oscillating plaiter or folder to receive the goods as it passes between the measuringdrum and the driving-roller and lay it in folds of equal length; a tray to receive said goods and tension-bars to hold the goods down when folded, said bars alternately rising and falling to permit of the folding of goods; a worm on shaft of measuring-drum, and a worm wheel or dial supported on the frame and adapted to be operated by the said worm and to indicate the number of revolutions of the drum and the number of yards of goods passing over the drum, driving mechanism, shipping device, and automatic stop mechanism, and other details, all of which will be hereinafter more particularly described, and which are shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

In the drawings similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

Figure l is a front elevation of the machine, parts being omitted. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same, and Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof.

In the drawings, A is to represent aroller or beam from which the goodsB is passing to be measured and folded, asv shown in Fig. 2.

C is the measuring-drul'n. Its shaft n is mounted in bearings or sliding box n', which is provided with a spring n2 and a screw n3, by means of which the frictionalcontact of the drum C with the driving or friction roll D nis regulated. vespecially silk goods,in takingit from the beam to be put on another beam, or for the .F represents the frame of themachine E is a beam onto which the goods' may be delivered before or after being folded or after being measuredwithout folding.

On the shaft rt of the-drum C is a worm o. A supporting-stand o4 is secured to the frame E and is provided vwith a studoz, on which is Ymounted a worm-wheel o with a dial-face.

Secured .to the top of the support o4 is a pointer o3. The dial is numbered, and as the .worm o meshes with the teeth of the wormwheel o and causes it toturn with-the drum C the number on the dial indicated by the pointer indicates the number of yards passed over'the drum. Stands C for the measuringdrum are secured to the frame E. Hangerbrackets 7c are secured to the frame E and are provided with studs K2 which are fulc'rurns of lever llc for plaiter or folder H. The plaiter H is mounted on studs k2, and in operation it describes the arc shown by the dotted line in Fig. 2 and distributes the goods, as shown in said figure, in the tray M. The tension-bars L L on shafts m in bearings m2 are connected with the bottom of the frame by springs m3, the natural tension of which is to hold the bars L L down on the goods as folded The connecting-bar t is secured by studs i' and t2 to the traverse-bar g and upper portion of lever k.

The spur-wheel f revolves on stud f3 and is driven by the spur-pinion e. The stud f 3 is mounted on the frame F, and the stud f is mounted on the spur-wheel f.

A spring-actuated bar a, over which the goods pass from the beam to the measuringdrum, is provided with a notch a', adapted.

The shipper-fork c is pivotally secured to the stud c2, which is mounted on the frame F in the stud-bracket c', the stud c2 forming a fulcrum for the shipper-fork, one end of which is connected with the shipper-rod, its other end being secured pivotally to the stud that operates the friction-cone d by putting it in or out of contact with the friction-pulley CZ' in starting or stopping the machine.

The tension of the cloth passing over the bar a holds it down, the notch a being engaged by the catch b2. XVhen the cloth has all passed over the bar a, the spring a2 forces the bar a' up, catch Z22 is released from notch, the spring b3 draws the shipper-bar b back, the cone is released, and the machine stops automatically.

IVeights may be suspended in the usual way from the beam-shaft from which the goods are being taken to cause the desired tension to hold the bar d down, as stated.

The catch b2 consists of an L-shaped piece of metal, which is secured on top of the shipper-rod so that one portion of the catch projects vertically and at right angles to the shipper-rod and engages the notch a in the springactuated bar a when it comes in contact with said nut.

IVith this description of my invention, what I claim isl. In a lnachine for measuring and folding fabrics, the combination with the swinging folder and the alternately rising and falling tension-bars, of the frame, a spur wheel mounted on a stud secured to the frame, a stud eccentrically located on the face of the said spur-wheel and adapted to engage a vertical slot in the traverse bar, a traversebar having a vertical slot to receive said eccentric stud, the rods, the lower ends of which are provided with a slot and are pivotally connected with the tension-bars at the lower portion of the frame, the bell-cranks pivotally secured to the frame and pivotally connecting the upper ends of said rods and the ends of traverse-bar, a bar pivotally connecting the lever-arm of the swinging folder to the traverse-bar, a driving-shaft provided with a spur-pinion to mesh with said spur-wheel and means for driving the said shaft, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a machine for measuring and folding fabrics, the combination with the frame, the driving-shaft and means for driving the same, a shipper-rod, shipper-fork, afriction-cone and a friction-pulley, of a spring-'actuated bar over which the goods pass, pivotally secured at one end to the frame above said shipper-rod and provided underneath with a notch, a catch on said shipper-rod to engage the notch in the spring-actuated bar, a spring connecting the shipper-rod and the frame to separate the friction-cone and the frictionpulley by tension on the shipper-rod when the catch on the shipper-rod is released from the notch in the spring-actuated bar, a spring under -the free end of said spring-actuated bar having an upward pressure to release the said bar from the catch on the shipper-rod when no fabric is passing over said bar, substantially as shown and described.

JOSEPH VADSVORTII.

Witnesses:

WM. M. DREW, JAS. B. EsTY 

